Tire holder



patented @et 2, 1928.r

l unire stars ALVIN c. lBiisBY, or nLLnivsBnRo, WASHINGTON. i

1 fiesta TIRE HOLDER.

Application filed October 18, 1927.v Serial No. 227,038.

This invention relates to tire holders and vhas for an object to provide a new and iinproved type of holder for attaching one or more spare tires to a vehicle.

A further object ofthe invention is to pron vide a tire holder adapted to beV applied rigidly to a vehicle or to be employed for'attacliing a spare tire to a spare tire already otherwise attached to a vehicle.

Y A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the class withl improved tea-v tures of' convenience and reliability of functioning.

With these and other objects in view the invention comprises certainjnovel parts, ele- Vments, units, combinations and functions as disclosedin the drawings together with mechanical and functional equivalents thereof as willbe hereinafter more fully described and claimed.k

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view of the invention in elevation in operative position and holding a tire to and upon a tire previously and otherwise attached to a vehicle. n l

Figure 2 is a modification showing the holder rigidly attached to a vehicle and em-V ployed for attaching a plurality of tires.

Figure 3 is a diametrical sectional vieW on a normally vertical line taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the hinged lirst described, taking up the former or the first mentioned form later.

ln either form, however, the device' coin` prises a tiident composed of` three legs 10, 11 and 12, which are preferably screw threaded at their extremities and indicated at 13. Upon each of the legs 10 and 11 a yoke, indicated as an entirety at 11i is employed, comprising a hub 15 threaded to engage upon the Screw threads 13 with oppositely extending curved arms for irittingoverv and partiallyV embracing one or more of the rims 17 o'fspare tires ordinarily carried upon a vehicle.

The third leg 12 is also provided with `member tted upon the threaded part 125ccmpris'ing a sleeve 18 upon the end of which is pivoted a lever 19.y The' lever 197carries a yoke-similar to the yokel designated at 14 and comprising oppositely `extending curved arms 2O similarly proportioned to fit and engage the inner surfaces of rims 17. i

The sleeve 18 is provided with a. perforated ear 21 andthe lever 19 Vwith a perforated ear* 22 through the lperforations of which the shackle y23 of a padlock or any other lock oi' securing means may-be Ainserted to loclr the lever 19l against unauthorizedmovement.fA

' As shown at Figure 2, clips 24g are shown as securing the device rigidly .to a vehicle. In'

this case the frame 25 forming apart of the usual and ordinary tire carrier is permitted .to remain under 'the trident rigidly secured to this frame by the clips 2li. lt is obvious that it may be attached in any other manner found desirable or convenient,-` depending upon the-type of apparatus already l found upon the vehicle or to provide for. the

original installation in case no such appara-. tus is found, butsuch attaching means would vary so greatly because of -differenttypes of vehicle that no attempt is made to show more than one generic nieanspfor attaching to the vehicle. Y

In operation, if the device is rigidly attached to the vehicle, one or moretires upon their rims 17 will be put in position while the lever 19 is in the position shown at Figure2. l The device is adjusted to accommodate itself to various sized rims by adjust- Vment upon the several screw threaded sections 13 of the trident and, when such adjusto ment has been secured, no further change will be necessary so long as it is employed in conjunction with rims of the same size.` The curvatureof the arms 16 and 20ipermit the device to lit rims of different widths, wherej as theadjustment justreferred toadjusts to rims'of different diameters. Y' Y l/Vhen the proper adjustment is secured and thekrim put in the position shown, the lever 19 is swung from the position shown at Fig-.

ure 2` to the position shown at Figure 1, whereupon the rim is clamped rigidly relalio tive to the carrier. The device'is tlien lockedl against unauthorizedtampering by the use of a padlock through the ears 2l and 22 (or, of course, any other type ot locking `or fastening means may besubstituted therefor. It the device is employed for attaching one ltire to a tire already otherwise attached to vehicle, it is simply placed lin position rela-V tive to the attached tire, the tire to be at,-

'taclied placed in position and the lever 19 i swung about as heretofore' described, atta-ching the two Vrims rigidly together and, therefore,`attaching the secondl rim permanently yto the first' rim. i

The position in which this deviceis shown inthe drawings is not to be considered 1. A tire holder comprising a trident hav-V ing arms of invariable lengths extending ad-L ]acent to the perimeter of the organization, screw threads'tormed at the several extremities, yoke applied to soine ot' the screw ulcruined to the sleeve, and a yoke carried threaded extremities, a sleeve applied to one of the vscrew threaded extremities, a lever by the lever.

2. A tire holder comprising a tridenthavlever. y

3. A tire holder comprising a trident hav' ing arms ot invariable lengths extending adjacent to the perimeter ot the organization, i screw threads formed at the several extreinities, yokes applied to some ot the screw threaded extremities and contoured' to ena plurality .oi'.tires, a sleeve applied to one or the scrow'threaded extremities, a lever fulcrunied to the sleeve, and a yoke carried by the lever contoured to engage al plurality ottires. .Y f

el. A tire holder vcomprising a trident having arms-,ot invariable lengths extending adjacent to theperimeter ofthe organization, screw threads formed at several extremities, yokes applied to some of the screw threaded extremities and contoured to engage a plurality of tires, a sleeve applied to one of the- Vscrew threaded extremities, a lever fulcruined to the sleeve to oscillate inthe plane he trident, and a yoke carried by the lever contoured to engage a plurality of tires.`

plane oic the trident, anda yoke carried by the f ln testimony whereof I affix my signature. f

ALVIN C. BUSBY. 

